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Rich countries’ failed commitments deprive poor of $18bn

6 April 2011

Faltering overseas aid figures announced today are depriving poor countries of a massive $18bn worth of life-saving aid, at a time when 64 million more people globally have been pushed into poverty by the financial crisis.
Oxfam launches an appeal to raise $16 million for crisis in Ivory Coast

5 April 2011

International agency Oxfam today launched an appeal for more than $16 million to help people caught up in political violence in the West African country of Ivory Coast.
A-FAB coalition of Greenpeace, Oxfam & WWF: ASEAN must demonstrate leadership in UN climate negotiations

4 April 2011

A-FAB, ASEAN for a Fair, Ambitious and Binding Climate Deal, a regional coalition composed of Greenpeace, Oxfam and WWF, calls upon leaders of Association of Southeast Asian Nations to take a higher ground in the latest rounds of UN climate negotiations that began in Bangkok today.
IMF gold sales windfall should go to poor countries in crisis, urge global development advocates

4 April 2011

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) board will meet this week [6 April] to discuss how to use the extra $2.8 billion windfall it made from selling 403.3 tons of gold late last year. The windfall profits should be used to cancel the debts of poor countries facing crises outside their control.
Clock is ticking for refugees fleeing Ivory Coast

1 April 2011

More than 100,000 people have already crossed the border from Ivory Coast to Liberia and are living in dire conditions in border villages.
Oxfam statement on UK government initiated meeting on Libya

28 March 2011

The UK government is hosting an international meeting in London on 29 March on Libya.
As tensions rise in the Middle East, Oxfam calls for calm

25 March 2011

With violence escalating over the past week, now is the time for both Palestinians and Israelis to show immediate restraint, says humanitarian aid agency Oxfam. All sides must do everything they can in order to protect innocent civilians.
Poll: Majority in five major European countries back Robin Hood Tax

22 March 2011

A poll commissioned by Oxfam and carried out in six European countries found a majority of people in the UK, Germany, France, Spain and Italy all support a Robin Hood Tax.
Liberia: Refugee crisis needs world’s attention says Oxfam as UN High Commissioner for Refugees visits country

21 March 2011

International agency Oxfam today welcomed the visit of UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, to Liberia, as it called on the international community to pay greater attention to the worsening refugee crisis in the country.
Oxfam position on Libya following UNSC resolution 1973 of 17th March

18 March 2011

Oxfam believes that the protection of civilians is of the utmost importance and welcomes the concerns clearly expressed by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the safety and welf

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Rich countries’ failed commitments deprive poor of $18bn

Oxfam launches an appeal to raise $16 million for crisis in Ivory Coast

A-FAB coalition of Greenpeace, Oxfam & WWF: ASEAN must demonstrate leadership in UN climate negotiations

IMF gold sales windfall should go to poor countries in crisis, urge global development advocates

Clock is ticking for refugees fleeing Ivory Coast

Oxfam statement on UK government initiated meeting on Libya

As tensions rise in the Middle East, Oxfam calls for calm

Poll: Majority in five major European countries back Robin Hood Tax

Liberia: Refugee crisis needs world’s attention says Oxfam as UN High Commissioner for Refugees visits country

Oxfam position on Libya following UNSC resolution 1973 of 17th March